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The city of Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board has extended the deadline for people to apply for an open seat on the board.

The seat became vacant when Board Member Renee McNeill’s term ended Dec. 31. She served in one of two at-large seats selected by the members of the Ethics Board.

The other five members are appointed by the state attorney, the public defender, the City Commission and the presidents of Florida State and Florida A&M universities.

The new deadline to apply for Seat 7 is Feb. 10.

“The board felt as if the holiday season might have impacted the applicant pool,” Meadows-Keefe said. “Although there are well-qualified applicants, the board wanted to extend the deadline to give more citizens a chance to apply.”

Five people applied for the post as of Thursday, said Julie Meadows-Keefe, the city’s independent ethics officer. They are Kristen Costa, Antonio Garcia, William Wayne McDaniel, Miguel Olivella Jr. and Judy Taylor-Fischer.

Applicants must be registered city voters to apply; officers and employees of the city are not eligible to serve.

The term runs for three years, through Dec. 31, 2022. Whoever is appointed to the seat would be eligible to serve a second three-year term.

Online applications can be found on the city's Talgov.com website under citizen advisory boards.

Contact Jeff Burlew at jburlew@tallahassee.com or follow @JeffBurlew on Twitter.